Good layouts are designed to give a lively, even flow of information—but careless spacing of letters, lines and words can tear this fabric apart.
Some common examples of bad web layout include:
Fonts are too small or difficult to read.
Underlined text without a link.
Tiny click targets—please, be friendly to users.
Use this checklist to make sure your text is properly arranged.
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Animation hell
More often than not, online junk attacks are backed up with a significant amount of dark pattern firepower—including nudity, flashy animations and hidden close buttons.
Flickering lights may trigger seizures in users with epilepsy. Web content that flashes or blinks should do so at a slow rate to avoid this risk. The defined threshold is no more than three flashes in one second.
Here you’ll find more tips on how to make your website accessible.
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Be navigable
Make your page a clean and navigable river, instead of a swamp. A common example of bad navigation includes stepped menus: options can quickly become overwhelming, making users frustrated and motivating them to go elsewhere.
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Now, when you know how to create a clean uncluttered website, use Readymag to make it effortlessly, without coding.